Toronto: CBC pulled back the curtain, just an inch, on its new daytime talk show recently when it tapped TV and print personality Gillian Deacon as host. Deacon – an arts and environmental reporter seen on CBC, CBC Newsworld and Discovery and in the pages of Green Living magazine – will front the show when it launches sometime this fall, in the weekday 11 a.m. slot.

‘We’re confident that Gillian’s winning personality and curious nature will really connect with viewers,’ says Ceeb head of factual entertainment, Julie Bristow. ‘She’s every woman – warm, smart, funny and accessible.’

The still-untitled project is produced by Steve Sloan, a veteran of the net’s Gemini and Genie broadcasts.